Table 4.
Odds ratios of autism and intellectual disabilities independently being associated with deafness in the whole population of adults, adjusted for age and sex
| Variables | Regression 1 | Regression 2 (including interaction terms) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio | 95% CI | Odds ratio | 95% CI | |
| Age | ||||
| 25–34 (ref) | – | – | ||
| 35–44 | 1.77* | 1.72–1.82 | 1.80* | 1.75–1.85 |
| 45–54 | 3.55* | 3.46–3.63 | 3.64* | 3.55–3.73 |
| 55–64 | 7.75* | 7.57–7.93 | 7.98* | 7.79–8.18 |
| 65+ | 28.69* | 28.06–29.34 | 29.62* | 28.95–30.31 |
| Gender | ||||
| Male (ref) | – | – | ||
| Female | 0.68* | 0.68–0.69 | 0.68* | 0.68–0.69 |
| Autism | ||||
| No (ref) | – | – | ||
| Yes | 2.52* | 2.32–2.73 | 2.36* | 1.96–2.83 |
| Intellectual disabilities | ||||
| No (ref) | – | |||
| Yes | 2.19* | 2.08–2.29 | 7.47* | 6.59–8.47 |
| Age × intellectual disabilities | ||||
| 25–34 (ref) | – | – | ||
| 35–44 | – | 0.55* | 0.46–0.65 | |
| 45–54 | – | 0.40* | 0.34–0.46 | |
| 55–64 | – | 0.27* | 0.23–0.32 | |
| 65+ | – | 0.13* | 0.11–0.15 | |
| Age × autism | ||||
| 25–34 (ref) | – | – | ||
| 35–44 | – | 0.90 | 0.69–1.17 | |
| 45–54 | – | 0.94 | 0.73–1.21 | |
| 55–64 | – | 0.91 | 0.71–1.19 | |
| 65+ | – | 1.03 | 0.81–1.31 | |
*
Statistically significant.